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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-04-14
Criminals in Court.

Judge George L. Barrett, before whom
are brought many Of the great criminal
cases in this city, said recently that he
found the trial of al important criminal
of intense interest. Nothing is more
fascinating" he said. "than the argu-
ments of keen and sagacious counsel
l think, too that can do more good to
the people in such trials than in the ad.
judicatiou of civil cases and the adjust
ment of merely private wrongs. The
law is only plain statement of the lim-
is of good conduct in civilized CON-
munity. 1t is often diSoteyed because
it is not understood. 1 have frequently
tried men who haye committed murder
in belief that they were acting in self
defense, and when have charged the
jury have seen in their faces signs of
rebellion against the law as laid it
down. A little man who has been
struck in the face by big one is not
justified in drawing pistol. and shoot
ng his assailant down. He must be-
lieve, and on reasonable grounds, that
his very life IS in immediate danger be-
fore the law gives him the right to take
the life that threatens his. The Anglo
Saxon does not like this law and you
must appeal to his reason. After 1 have
done this and the jury have vindicated
the law, have been merciful in visit
ing it's effect upon the prisoner. This
case only serves to illustrate the theory
upon which l endeavor to try crimin.
al cause. I want its lessons impressed
upon the community. 1t has been a
source of profound satisfaction to
me to watch the effect of trial
upon those present in the court
room, and to see even among
the lowest and crime Toying classes the
conviction slowly made that the law is
just and its administrators are merciful
and without malice"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-04
HEARTLEss CRUELTY.

Few persons realize how thoroughly they
are controlled by prejudice even to their
own disadvantage. For many years the
treatment for rheumatism, neuralgia, scia-
tica and headach has been by some outward
application, and therefore, without stop
ping to think that the origin Of these trou-
piles must, from necessity, be internal, the
weary sufferer continues TO rub rub and
find no relief. Athlophoros is taken inter-
nally, and as proof that this is the correct
principle it cures surely and quickly. Ths
statement of those who have been cured
ought to convince the incredulous.
Palmyra, Neb, August 3D.. 1896.
believe l have been greatly benefited
by Athophoros. keep it in the house all
time, and if feel twinge of rheumatism
l take dose. have not had to take any
for months, and hope I am permanently
cured. l have not hes;tated on recon-
inending it largely and have helped others
with it. REV E BIRD.
Mrs Geo Hoffman, Cedar Falls, Iowa,
says: "My husband was cured of rheuma-
tsin by the use of Athlophoros. Three bot
ties of that medicine cured him entirely SO
that he has not had an ache from rheuma-
tism since, and that is now over year ago
For twenty years previous there was never
time that he was free from pain. Doctors
nor medicine could drive the disease away.
With the sciatic rheumatism in his right
side the doctors said he would always have
it and they did not think there was any
cure. He was suffering very much from a
severe attack when Athlophoros took hold
of the disease at once, and by the time he
had taken three bottles he was entirely
we'll and went to work at once
Every druggist should keep Athlopho.
rOs and AthlOphoros Pills, but where they
cannot be bought of tho druggist the
Athlophoros Co., 112 Wall ST., New York
will send either Carriage paid) on receipt
Of regular price, which is 81 90 per bottle
for Aihlophoros and 5Oc. for Pills.
For liver and kidney diseases, dyspepsia, in
digestion, weakness, nervous debility, diseases
of women, constipation, headache, impure
blood, etc. Athloph oros Pills are unequalled.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-04
Other Lands Than Ours.

The new French cabinet is not regarded
as lasting affair. 1t is combination
of opportunlsts who however we'll mean
ing do not really command the confidence
of the country and are not likely to win
it. 1t has the appearance of being merely
a provisional arrangement while affairs
are shaping themselves in the nation, and
it is believed that it must inevitably 60
down before the tremendous and uncom-
promising opposition it will encounter.
Even the new ministry saw the impolicy
of retaining Saussiee after he had an.
nounced his purpose of secretary of war to
withdraw the war budget, and he was
dropped to give place to Ferren, who
declared his intention to follow the
course of his predecessor in pur-
suing military reform and increas.
ing the defensive forces of the
republic. But the evident fact is that the
majority of the French people do not
have faith in the ability of anybody but
Boulanger to carry out successfully the
policy he lnaugurated, and it is further.
more evident that they believe in that
policy. 1t is not probable that the new
ministry can educate them to different
view, and it is not unlikely that before
long Boulanger will be found by the gov.
ernment itself to be the only man who
can hold the people III control, either as
their leader or in the way in which Ma
poleon controlled them under the author.
ity of the convention. The convention
was weak, but it was no weaker than the
present ministry or, apparently, than
President Grevy himself. whe seems to
be at his wits end and utterly at loss
as to what the crisis--which now more
than ever IS a crlsis-requires of him.
General Boulanger looms up like Frank
enstein's monster before the French
statesmen, who, if they have not
made him, certainly have him on
their hands. Next to the position of
Boulanger, the attitude of M. Clemenceau
concerns France the most. He is the
maker and was the chief supporter of the
upon NJ dc Freycinet by his influence,
and when NJ. dc Freycinet retired, Cen
eral Boulanger was maintained as the
real leader in the Goblet cabinet by
CIemenceau. There are some signs,
however, that NJ. Clemenceau now feels
that his protege has gone beyond him.
General Boulanger now stands indepen-
dent of assistance, and fills larger place
In the eye of the public than his dis
coverer. M, Clemenceau, though radical
in his views, Is sincere republican, and
would dread as much as M. Ferry, the
advent of military dictator. If he is
disposed to MAINTAIN the peace, he will
support the Rouvier cabinet in the main;
and If throws his powerful weight in
that scale, France may pass the summer
undisturbed.
~.
The time during the recess OF the house
OF commons is being employed by both
parties in appeal TO the people, though
there really does not seem to be anything
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-04
Police Chief Seavey.

A sensation has been created in this
community by the publication of an ex-
tract from Los Angeles paper in which
it Is charged that W. 5. Seavey, Omaha's
new chief of police. years ago deserted
his family in Santa Barbara and ran away
with married woman. This charge, if
true, will compel the board of police
commissioners to cause MIR. Seavey's re-
tirement. Chief Seavey denies the charge,
and until no is proven guilty
the public should reserve its judgment.
Nobody connected with the BEE has had
any agency in the selection Of Mr.. Sea-
vey as chief of police. But we have given
the commission credit for exercising its
authority in the public interest solely,
and hence have given no countenance to
any factious attempt to interfere with the
new chief or hamper him IN the effort to
reorganize the police force. 1t would be
unfortunate for Omaha, for many reas-
ons, If Mr.. Seavey should fail to
prove himself a man Of good character.
The shouts of Joy over his impending
downfall come altogether from the wrong
quarter. The admission. made by the
paper that has given the greatest pub
lcity tn this scandal. that the anti. .Seayey
phalanx Is jubilant bodies no good to the
community. Who constitute the anti
Soavey phalanX? Everybody knows that
it is made up of men who have been plot
ting to overthrow law and order, and
keep open the vile dens where crooks.
sluggers, and rowdies chiefly congregate.
As to the Seayey scandal itself there
may be some truth and yet nothing to
justify a charge OF desertion. We all
remember the Nipple Mitchell scandal.
About the close of the war a man named
John Nipple left his family in Pennsyl-
vania and cmigrated TO Oregon. where
he assumed the name of John Mitchell.
He married there under that name,
became quite prominent, aud was elected
to the United States senate in 1875.
After Mitchell had been elected to the
senate the story Of his change of name
and first marriage became known In
Oregon and was discussed by the press
all over tho country. Mitcbell's version
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-04
Undesirable migrants.

The statement is made that the British
government is again trying TO unload |
upon this country destitute and pauper.
lied persons whom it Is unwilling to sup.
port. evidence Of which appeared in the
fact that last Sunday the steamship Scan.
dinavia brought to Philadelphia hun
dred immigrants from the west of Ire
land whose passage had been paid by the
government representatives Sixteen OF
the number eyaded the inspectors, but
the others were detained for eAamlna.
tion. Inquiry showed that the landlords
of the district from which these imml-
grants came were requested to make
lists Of persons who were unable TO earn
a living and whom the local authorities
were unwilling to support, and that to
each of the persons whose names were
thus reported the government gave
Storage ticket for passage to America
and draft on New York for a small sum
of money. The descriptions given of
these immigrants present them as
worthless lot who If they remained here
would almost certainly become public
charge, as they had been before coming
Recently published statistics in regard
to the number of insane persons in new
York city and state show an increase
which would be alarming if it were not
explained by the fact that most of the
additions to the insane population have
come direct from Europe. A New York
contemporary aflirms that OF late years
the European governments have made
use OF this eXpedient to get rid of their
insane poor, and have shipped them by
hundreds to America. Every steamship
arriving from Europe brings to
our shores, among its hundreds of
steerage passengers, a large num-
ber of physical wrecks-persons either
already insane or on the verge of in
sanity, and destined soon to become in
mates of our asylums and jails and aims
houses. There seems to be very little
reason to doubt that this statement is en-
| tircly true.
There will be no difference of opinion
regarding the course to be pursued with
| respect to such immigration. The laws
intended to exclude paupers, lunatics
and criminals from abroad must be Wig
orously enforced, and if they are not
sufficient to accomplish the purpose ade-
| quate laws must be promptly provided.
We believe there is still room In this
country for people coming here from
other lands with the intention of making
homes among dishonest, industrious
and law-respecting people who will be-
come useful and respectable citizens,
but there is no room for any
others, and they must not be permitted
| to remain here. 1t IS evident that this
subject will be urged upon the next con-
gress, and it is not unlikely that more
rigid laws than now exist for the regula.
ton of immigration will be passed. The
tendency is rather 10 an extreme policy
in dealing with this question, and such
facts as we have noted will undoubtedly
have the effect to intensity it.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-04
The II, Il NJ. Land Grants.

The efforts of ex-senator Van Wyck to
secure prompt and just settlement of
the land grant rights of the b. & M. rail
road, so that the corporation shall re.
ccive only what belongs to it, and the
lands 1t has already taken in excess of its
rights and those withdrawn IN its favor
may be restored to settlement have been
productive of good results. The sere-
tary of the interior has notified Mr.. Van
Wyck that the final adjustment of the
roads grant is now under consideration
IN the department The matters to be
passed upon are the recommendation of
the land commissioner that legal pro-
ceedings be instituted to recover lands
patented by the corporation in excess Of
the quantity to which it is entitled. to
cancel the selection of such tracts north
of the company's line of definite location
as have not been patented, and that
tracts withdrawn, but not Sc.
lected, be restored to settle.
ment and entry. This is in accord
with the new policy of the department
and there is no reason to doubt the assur.
ance of the secretary that the recon.
mendations submitted by the commits
sioner will be passed on with proper
speed. If these recommendations are
sustained the effect will be to return to
the people considerable area of land
now popularity and it would seem Of
ficially also, believed to be uniustly held
by the corporation, while there will be
restored to settlement larger area Sc
lected but not patented and which has
been for years withdrawn subject to the
will and convenience of the b. e. Nj. cor
poration. This land, be the amount
more or less, belongs to the people and
is wanted by them. Much of it is desir-
able land that will be promptly settled
when released. The successful efforts of
ex-senator Van Wyck to obtain speedy
action to this end will be fully appre-
ciated by the people Uf Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-04

ofthe story, IL we remember right, was
that his separation from his first wife was
caused by mutual disagreement. When
Mitchell's term was completed, he was
defeated for a second term, but he lived
down all opposition, and was elected
again to the senate last winter, and is
now n member of that body. This does
not necessarily point a moral, but is sug-
gestive. There is no telling what an IN.
vestigation into the Seavey scandal may
develop. Mr.. Seavey may sustain him
self and in that case the joy OF the
"phalanx" may be premature.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-04

San Francisco Examiner: Some time
ago Chnaman named Lin Hop died
and left his widow $600.on condition that
she go back TO China and remain there.
If she did not do SO, the money was to
90 to the cousins of the deceased. The
wife did not appear to like CHINA any too
well, so she married Hop Moy. The
cousins then appeared before Judge COT
fey and had the fair one summoned to
show cause why she did not give up the
money when she got married. Moy said
she did not understand English, and
through an interpreter stated that her
husband did not leave 5000; that ne died
three months after they were married,
and that the night he died she was alone
with him, and she did not see him sign
any paper.
The two cousins, Foy Hop and Lang
s ng, testified that their cousin told them
of his intentions in regard to his wife,
and also that they saw him make a will
the night he died.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-04
An Alabama Romance.

At Birmingham, Ala, correspondent
of the Atlantic Constitution writes. A
very quiet wedding, the other day, in tho
Office of Justice B. NJ. Allen, ended some.
thing of romance which may be said to
have begun four year ago.
The village of Warrior station, twenty
miles up the Louisville and Nashville
railroad is surrounded by coal mines,
and is often the scene of bloody cncoun.
ters and drunken brawls between the
miners About four years ago miner
went to Warrior, and, filing up with
whisky, proceeded to "cuss' out the
town. Going to II private house he cursed
and abused the ladies of the family terri
bly, there being no men present lie was
arrested and tried for the oiicnse before
Justice Allen. One of the ladies was
present rs a witness and on her evidence
the man was sent to the coal mines
for two years. He served his sentence
out and then entered the employ of the
Coalburg Coal and Coke company as a
miner. Time passed, and the cx.convict
had become quiet, orderly citizen, when
the lady, whose evidence sent him to the
mines, went to Coalburg to live. The
two met by chance and failed to recog
nizc each other, and no one one thought
to mention to the lady that her new
friend had served n term in the mines.
Their friendship ripencd into love, and
last week they come to the city, procured
license, and the same justice who sent
the groom to prison united the two in the
holy bonds of wedlock Justice Allen
has good memory for faces and in.
stantly recognized the couple, but he
learned that they had never guessed the
identity of each other and he thought il
best to keep the secret.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-04
CREMATION IN ALASKA, =
Bodies Burned on the Beach at High
water Mark,

water MARX.
Alaska Free Press: Having had infor-
nation the other day of a cremation TO
take place at the Indian village, l went
swash was known around Juneau US
Frank and was formerly employed at
Martin Bro, store in the capacity of
Indian clerk, and the kiOckman
lit being double cremation of one of
each sex) had been called SennIe; both,
as it happened. having dies of consump-
ton. The mourning service consisted of
LATCH" which is always customary
among the Indians of southwestern
Alaska on the occasion of the death of
one of their number. The p0tlach is =
division of whatever temporal goods the
deceased may have possessed, such as
blankets, dry goods, etc, among his or
her relations, according as the merits Of
each individual case may justify.
In the services of the mourning, which
are very long, and to the Indian mind
very impressive, the first in the order OF
the day is euloglstic discourse by one OF
the old men, which, being delivered by
him in sections, so TO speak, is taken up
and sung by the rest in monotonouS
sort OF chant: the Old man is then super
seeded by another venerable buck, who
goes through the same service, and he in
turn by another, until ali the old men
have had their Individual say. The
chanters keep time by humping the floor
with sticks and beating on drum. This
performance being gong over for Il day
or two, the potlatch takes place.
The body Of the deceased is first
wrapped in a mating, woven from split
roots, and in appearance resembling
coarse straw, They then convey the body
to the place of cremation, which is al
ways on the beach at high water mark.
On this occasiou'they had on hand for
the purpose of burning the two bodies
about one cord Of wood, some split and
some in small logs. First platform of
small logs is laid foot from the ground,
and space of four inches between each
log. On tins pyre, which was about seven
fee. long by five feet wide, the
two bodies were placed, about three feet
apart, ana around them a miniature log
hut was built To the height of four feet;
the incosed space is then carefully filled
in splint wood and fine kindlIng, and
now everything being in readiness, the
fire is lighted from the bottom. The ma
tive diet being chiefly salmon, ar oily
substance, the bodies OF the Indians seem
to contain considerable amount Of OIL,
as they burn very readily, While the
corpses were charring, tho friends OF
tho deceased continued to poke them
with long sticks, occasionally raking
the fra gnients OF burnt llohh from tho
iiro and wrapping them In skins, bian'
kots, etc. Returning from tho cIamaI ION
Of the two natives, / heard singing In .
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-04
Denver and ON a h a.

The Omaha Bee has the best end of the
argument in the position it has taken in ref
erence to the election of board of directors
for the common schools, 1t advocates the
non-partisan basis as against tickets named
through the agency of the republican and
democratic central city committees. Denver,
where the common school system challenges
comparison with the best in the country, has
persistently followed the non-partisan plan,
and the party leader who would favor a re-
lapse thereirom to the partisan method is as
sured in advance of cold reception and q
crushing defeat.-Denuer NGlDs.
No respectable party leader in Omaha
favors partisan school board. The
move to nullfythe school law is confined
to gang of political ward bummers and
roustabouts backed by couple of rowdy
editors
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-04
Must BE Resisted!

Reputable citizens of all political and
religious creeds, and more especially the
patrons of our public schools, must rally
and resist the disgraceful and infamous
methods pursued by the rowdy element
of both political parties in its efforts to
keep our public schools under partisan
control Such shameful performances
as took place at the meeting Thursday
night should not be tolerated in any
civilized community. Shall Mike
Mcaney, Julius Cooley, Morearty, Dan
O'keefe and that stripe of political hacks
be allowed to dictate who shall manage
the schools of Omaha? Shall horde of
political bunmers, vagrants and shysters
control the public school patronage? =?
Will our citizens remain any longer in
different to the danger which threatens
our public school system by surrenderlng
it to the mobP Will the parents of the
five thousand school children sit
tamely by and surrender the schools
in which they all take pride,
and in which the future of the new
generation of Omaha boys and girls is at
stake, to the hoodlum element? The party
primaries are farce and fraud The po.
litical bummers have had supreme con-
troll. Their object is not to make the
schools better, but to control the board
for base personal ends.
Can't the citizens of Omaha, who ia
vor a nonpartisan school board, meet
peaceaply and without being hooted at
and disturbed by political rowd,es. Can.
not citizens meet for commendable
public purpose without being insulted,
disturbed and voted down by parties
who are inimical to the object in view.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-04

THE chamber of commerce of New
York proposes to concern itself for the
defense of the harbor of that city. What
Is Immediately proposed is the purchase
of eight or ten rams, tho presence OF
which in the harbor would ut least afford
sense of security. The ultimate aim.
however, doubtless is to bring an influ.
encc to bear upon the next congress,
which it is hoped will induce 1t to adopt
thorough and practicable means of de-
fense. There is no impending danger,
sofar as can be seen, OF New York being
placed at the mercy of the guns of for
eign enemy. but none tho less the ques'
ton Of thorough defensive system there
is timely, and the chamber OF commerce
does well in giving it attention. 1t
should not abato its zeal until congress
makes the required provision.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-04

THE Salvationsts who were mending
stockings IN Chicago Jail have been
released, each promising to reform. If
they meet the requirements of their con-
tract they must leave Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-04

AMONG its other interesting features
Boston now has Butler club. Even the
crafty old politician in whose behalf the
club was organized was candid enough
to say there was no political field for 1t,
although he intimated that an exigency
might arise to give it an excuse for ex.
istence. The reassuring promise Is that
the club will not have the opportunity to
attain the dignity of even a nucleus.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-04

If any evidence were wanting to show
what base uses the ward politicians will
resort to IN their desperate efforts to con-
troll our public school patronage, it was
furnished by the meeting at the board of
education rooms Thursday night Not
only was the room packed by ward bum.
mers, but quite number OF school
marms were recruited into the ranks of
the machine politicians with view of
preventing any action by tho meeting
that would Interfere with the political
machine.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-04
house, and dropped in to see what wa

house, and dropped in TO sec. what wa
going on.
There was quite an. asSemblage OF ns.
tivcs squattcd around a small fire in the
centc of the room, and at one end of the
house corpse of an old woman lay
covcrc d with sheets and blankets. All
around the room was strung up muslin,
pieces of calico and a few blankets; also,
three umbrellas, etc. all of which will
be distributed among the relatives and
near friends Then the process dc
scribCdsabove will be gono through.